ArcHR
Replace Asana with ArcHR — HR + task management in One System.
Project and task management for teams. Asana for task and project tracking — built into ArcHR alongside HR and payroll
· by ArcHR Compliance Team
The problem
Project and task management for teams
Asana for task and project tracking — built into ArcHR alongside HR and payroll
| Feature | Asana | ArcHR |
|---|---|---|
| Task + project management | ||
| HR and payroll built in | ||
| Leave and attendance | ||
| WPS / GOSI payroll | ||
| People directory | ||
| Performance goals | Partial | |
| Separate subscription cost | $10–24/user/mo | Included in ArcHR |
Who should switch
ArcHR suits growing companies that use Asana to track onboarding checklists, visa renewals, and HR admin projects while payroll runs elsewhere — often Excel or a second subscription. If your people operations are split across a task board and a payroll tool with no shared employee context, consolidation removes duplicate logins and subscription cost. Operations and HR leads at 10–120 employee companies who assign work to named employees and need leave, attendance, and WPS or GOSI in the same profile should switch. ArcHR is not a full project-management replacement for creative agencies, but for HR-centric workflows — policy rollouts, audit prep, planner timelines — it keeps tasks beside compliance without maintaining Asana seats for HR-only users.
Cost saving
Asana: $10–24/user/mo · ArcHR: Included in ArcHR
Migration steps
- 1
List HR workflows running in Asana
Identify projects used for onboarding checklists, visa renewals, policy rollouts, and audit prep — not general product or client delivery work. Export open tasks with assignees and due dates. ArcHR's planner and task boards are built for people operations, not creative campaign management.
- 2
Import your people directory first
Before moving tasks, load employees into ArcHR with contracts, departments, and manager relationships. Tasks assigned in ArcHR link to real employee profiles — so leave balances, attendance, and payroll context sit beside the work item. This is the step spreadsheets and Asana cannot replicate.
- 3
Recreate open HR tasks in ArcHR
Rebuild active onboarding and compliance tasks in ArcHR planners. Assign owners, set due dates, and attach checklist items. Run one hiring or offboarding cycle entirely in ArcHR while keeping Asana for non-HR teams if needed. Most HR admins migrate in under a week.
- 4
Consolidate subscriptions and access
Once HR workflows run in ArcHR, remove Asana seats for HR-only users and route payslips, leave, and tasks through one ESS login. Engineering or marketing teams may keep Asana for product work — but HR, payroll, and compliance should not require a second tool.
What SMEs say
“We had Asana for HR checklists and a separate tool for WPS. ArcHR killed the double login — when I assign a visa renewal task, I see the employee's leave and contract in the same screen.”
“Cutting twelve Asana seats from HR and ops saved enough in one quarter to cover ArcHR for the whole company. Tasks did not disappear — they just finally lived next to payroll.”
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Frequently asked questions
Why do UAE and KSA SMEs switch from Asana to ArcHR?
Your tasks are about your team — keep task tracking in the same system as your people data Eliminate the Asana subscription cost — tasks are included in ArcHR at no extra charge When a task is assigned to an employee, their leave, attendance, and performance are in the same system HR managers across markets need task tracking and compliance in one login — not two different tools
Who is ArcHR best for compared to Asana?
growing companies using Asana for HR/ops tasks who also need HR and payroll
Can engineering keep Asana while HR moves to ArcHR?
Yes. Many growing companies keep Asana for product or client delivery work while HR, payroll, and compliance consolidate on ArcHR. The savings come from removing Asana seats for HR-only users and eliminating the duplicate employee context — when HR assigns a visa renewal in ArcHR, leave balances and contract dates sit beside the task. Creative and engineering teams can keep their project tool; people operations should not require a second login for payroll.
How much does ArcHR save versus Asana plus a separate HR tool?
Asana Standard runs roughly $10–24 per user per month depending on plan and billing currency. A 30-person SME with ten HR and ops seats on Asana plus a lightweight payroll tool often pays more than ArcHR's per-employee HR subscription, which includes task boards, planner, leave, attendance, and WPS or GOSI exports. Model your actual seat count and payroll vendor invoice — ArcHR targets growing companies that want one operational HR platform instead of stacking subscriptions.
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